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Trump Gets Perfect Score on Dementia Testing, Too Bad it’s Not the Right Test

Trump Gets Perfect Score on Dementia Testing, Too Bad it’s Not the Right Test

by Irene Dockins | Mar 22, 2018 | Dementia, Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 1 comment

As everyone now knows, President Trump went in for his official, annual medical exam, which included a test of his “capacity,” that is, a measure of his intellectual ability to manage his affairs (and by inference, the country’s). Of course, there has been a flurry of...
Fraud Alert: On the Phone

Fraud Alert: On the Phone

by Irene Dockins | Jun 22, 2017 | Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 0 comments

The Fraudsters are getting bolder. As an elder, you probably receive many unsolicited calls each day and someone is always trying to sell you something or in some way convince you to give them money! It’s an epidemic. BEWARE! Any time they ask for your social...
The Dangers of Undiagnosed Dementia: A Doctor’s Story

The Dangers of Undiagnosed Dementia: A Doctor’s Story

by Elizabeth Landsverk | Feb 9, 2017 | Behaviors, Caregivers, Dementia, Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 0 comments

Is knowing really worth it?BY CAROL BRADLEY BURSACK  | 2.3.2017Many people understandably wonder if there is any point in seeking an official diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia when there is no cure and doctors are limited in how...
Elders and Intimacy: Who Chooses?

Elders and Intimacy: Who Chooses?

by Irene Dockins | Nov 4, 2016 | Caregivers, Dementia, Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 0 comments

We focus a lot on care for older individuals; Are they eating? Are they moving their bowels? Do they walk? Are they agitated? But what about intimacy? What about romance? When is there risk for an elderly person and when does a family member or caregiver need to butt...

New Law Helps Elders Avoid Medicare Loophole

by Irene Dockins | Sep 9, 2016 | Caregivers, Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 0 comments

Your elder loved one is in the hospital in a bed but is she an inpatient or an outpatient under observation? It matters. One of the anomalies in our sprawling healthcare system can unexpectedly cost patients and their families thousands of dollars. Here’s how it...
NY Times Ethicist: Can You Keep a Woman From Courting Your Elderly Dad?

NY Times Ethicist: Can You Keep a Woman From Courting Your Elderly Dad?

by Elizabeth Landsverk | Jun 28, 2016 | Caregivers, Legal Issues/Finanical Abuse | 2 comments

We in the elder care community have much work to do for culture change regarding elders in our country. As a Geriatrician providing house calls in the San Francisco Bay Area, I see many sad cases of elder abuse and many that are missed due to allowing the...
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